Petit Mal

DBC Pierre

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English

Allen & Unwin
28 November 2013

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Short stories

If rape or arson, poison or the knifeHas wove no pleasing patterns in the stuffOf this drab canvas we accept as life -It is because we are not bold enough! Charles BaudelaireIf you are familiar with the explosive End Times Trilogy (Vernon God Little, Ludmila's Broken English, Lights Out in Wonderland) by DBC Pierre, you will be well-acclimatised to the heady heights traversed in this collection. Drawing on memoir and a life lived in pursuit of sensation, but always ignited by the flame of fiction, Petit Mallegories take us further into the imagination of one of the most radically original prose stylists of the past decade. Accompanied by dozens of illustrations and photographic 'evidence', the stories here inhabit worlds defined by appetite, excess and transcendence. Whether through food, drink, sex, drugs, or a fantastic cocktail of all four, the impulse in this book is towards epiphany. And the inevitable hangover that follows. But even that (or those) in the world of DBC Pierre can be nourishing.

By: DBC Pierre
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 162mm, Width: 159mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 414g
ISBN: 9780571298389
ISBN 10: 0571298389
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 28 November 2013
Recommended Age: From 0 to 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

DBC Pierre won the Man Booker Prize and Whitbread First Novel Award for his debut, Vernon God Little. He lives in County Leitrim, Ireland.